Instead of giving a chunk of their income to the state all at once, Texans pay for their essential government services every day at the store.

Texas is one of a handful of states that doesn't collect personal income tax, opting instead to rely heavily on a 6.25 percent general sales tax. The state receives about 61 percent of its tax revenue from general sales taxes, more than any other state, according to an analysis of U.S. census data performed by Pew Charitable Trusts.

Although total tax revenue has declined in Texas during the past year, revenue was still up 7.3 percent in the first quarter, compared with a tax revenue peak in the third quarter of 2008, according to a Pew analysis.

A tepid outlook: Preliminary figures show that there was a drop in total state tax revenue across the country in the second quarter of 2016, according to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government (PDF). States also project weak tax revenue growth in 2017.

Although overall tax revenue may not increase in Texas in the coming year, shoppers will continue to do their part to support Texas' budget.